Minimum wage

[juleejules]

Are all employers obliged to pay the minimum wage? I have just had a conversation with an ex teacher and he said that employers can pay less if a person agrees - please can you send a website that confirms either way or something -I thought minimum wage (with categories for different ages) was legal and the law - many thanks in advance JJ

[kempie]

Employers must pay the minimum wage, except where exemptions exist, and signing an agreement does not nullify the minimum wage in regard of employees covered by the regulations...

http://www.dti.gov.uk/employment/pay/national- minimum-wage/index.html

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employe es/Pay/DG_10027201